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The quest begins to determine The Geek’s favourite TV Series. I've been meaning to run this contest for a while, but life just got too busy. Peerchen did run a similar contest, but it was done as a knockout and on a popularity (most votes) basis, while I prefer an average score method so less well-known shows have more chance.

I set some guidelines to control the scope of the contest:1. No real world shows (reality TV, documentaries, current events, etc)2. Shows have to have a continuous story and/or set of characters (e.g. no Twilight Zone)3. No sketch shows or quiz or game shows4. No sports shows or stand-up comedy5. No soaps6. Mini-series can be included, but there needs to be at least 5 hours of show (excluding ad-breaks). This is comparable with some shows that didn't have many series/episodes.

328 shows were nominated these have been split into 22 brackets. The best shows judged by average rating will progress to the next round, size TBC, but maybe a Top 100. They will also need a minimum number of votes to progress to ensure that the results are relevant to The Geek.So what if the randomness creates groups of death? Fear not! I will amalgamate the results from all the brackets, so there is no limit to the number who can progress from each bracket - or a guarantee that any will progess from a group.

I'm happy to let in late nominations (aka 'Wild Cards') but please check the second entry on the nominations thread first to see if they have already been nominated.

A quick note on how the brackets work. Firstly the shows have been randomly allocated to the brackets.

I won't be limiting the number of shows that can come through from any one bracket, so a bracket that has lots of awesome shows will not be greatly penalised. I will look at the average scores across all the entrants to determine the cut for the next round.

The voting process is simple. Rate all the shows you have seen and then upgrade a single one in each bracket from "Awesome" to "Best". If you don't have an "Awesome", don't choose a "Best".

Here we go!

Poll

Rate the TV Series you have seen, select only 1 "Best" in each bracket